Barcelona Airport Sees 18% Rise in Passengers

Barcelona airport has registered an 18% rise in passengers in October compared to the same period in 2009, reaching a total of 2.7 million passengers according to figures released by Aena today.

The figures showed a 22.6% increase in international passengers while national passenger numbers increased by 11%.

To date this year, the El Prat airport in Barcelona has registered 24.8 million passengers, which is a 5.7% increase compared to last year, especially attributed to international transit which increased 7% while national passengers increased by 3.7%.